Reading Practice
basket
bas/ket
tiny
ti/ny
ea
/ee/ the e says its name, the a stays silent
Closed
What is the symbol for a schwa
upside down e
tablet
tab-let
robot
ro/bot
ee
/ee/ ex. meet
CCVC
Closed
What sound does schwa typically make?
ten/nis
hotel
ho/tel
oa
/o/ ex. boat
CCVCC
Closed
along
/uh/ long
dentist
den/tist
spider
spi/der
ai
/a/ ex. train
CCVV
open
another
uh nother
contract
con/tract
razor
ra/zor
ie
/i/ ex. pie
CV
open
about
uh bout